The Obama Administration Loses Its Touch in Cyberspace

Irrationality is often an excellent symptom of desperation, particularly when it involves losing grip on your best strengths. This lesson goes all the way back to the Old Testament. The Israelites lost the strength of their faith as soon as they...

Switzerland Discovers Irrationality?

Imogen Foulkes’ analysis for BBC News of the Swiss vote to ban minarets indicates that the descent of reasoned political debate into irrationality has now spread beyond the United States to Europe. As I read it, I could not help but remember...

Honoring the Opposition

I used my lunch hour to (finally) watch the Book TV broadcast of Howard Dean at Politics and Prose last August promoting his book on health care reform. While I did not disagree with any of his major points, I found myself disconcerted by his worldview...

Tsvangirai Calls Zimbabwean Refugees in U.K. Back Home

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, has used his first official visit to the United Kingdom to deliver a passionate appeal to Zimbabwe refugees and asylum seekers living in the European country to return home so as to assist in rebuilding...